Wim Mertens

Summary

Wim Mertens is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Neerpelt^[2]. He was born on May 14, 1953^[3]. He worked as a composer^[4], pianist^[5], singer^[6], film score composer^[7], and musicologist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Born in Neerpelt^[2], Wim Mertens…
• Wim Mertens was born on May 14, 1953^[3].
• Wim Mertens held citizenship in Belgium^[10].
• Dutch was Wim Mertens's native language^[11].
• Wim Mertens's professions included composer^[4].
• Wim Mertens's professions included pianist^[5].
• Wim Mertens worked as a singer^[6].
• Wim Mertens worked as a film score composer^[7].
• Wim Mertens's professions included musicologist^[8].
• Wim Mertens's education included a stint at Ghent University^[12].
• Wim Mertens's education included a stint at Royal Conservatory of Brussels^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Wim Mertens is Struggle for Pleasure^[14].
• Wim Mertens is recorded as male^[15].
• Wim Mertens's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Wim Mertens's record label is recorded as Factory Records^[17].
• Wim Mertens's record label is recorded as Windham Hill Records^[18].
• Wim Mertens's Commons category is recorded as Wim Mertens^[19].
• Wim Mertens's voice type is recorded as countertenor^[20].
• Wim Mertens's family name is recorded as Mertens^[21].
• Wim Mertens's given name is recorded as Wim^[22].
• Wim Mertens's official website is recorded as http://www.wimmertens.be/^[23].
• Wim Mertens's instrument is recorded as piano^[24].
• Wim Mertens's instrument is recorded as voice^[25].
• Wim Mertens's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Wim Mertens's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Wim Mertens'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BE^[29]

• Began / founded: 1953-05-14^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, instrumental^[31]

• Community tags: arranger, arrangeur, belge, belgian, belgian composer, belgique, belgium, classical, composer, compositeur, countertenor, guitarist, instrumental, minimalist, musicologist, pianist, producer, producteur, soundtrack^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: bc2fd8bc-91ea-4b7e-a52e-d67bea5c0313^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Neerpelt^[2], Wim Mertens… he was born on May 14, 1953^[3]. Dutch was his native language^[11].

Education

Educated at Ghent University^[12], a public university^[34], in Belgium^[35], founded in 1817^[36], headquartered in Ghent^[37] and Royal Conservatory of Brussels^[13], a conservatory^[38], in First French Empire^[39], founded in 1813^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[4], pianist^[5], singer^[6], film score composer^[7], and musicologist^[8].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Wim Mertens is Struggle for Pleasure^[14]. Things named for him include Hortipes wimmertensi^[41], a taxon^[42].

Why It Matters

Wim Mertens ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (206 views/month, #7,251 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for him include Hortipes wimmertensi^[41], a taxon^[42].

FAQs

Where was Wim Mertens born?

Born in Neerpelt^[2], Wim Mertens…

What did Wim Mertens do for work?

Wim Mertens worked as composer^[4], pianist^[5], singer^[6], film score composer^[7], and musicologist^[8].

Where did Wim Mertens go to school?

Wim Mertens was educated at Ghent University^[12] and Royal Conservatory of Brussels^[13].